Football match preview: Al Najaf vs Naft Al-Janoob

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Wed 20.October
Match begins: 14:15 (UTC)
Venue: Al Najaf Stadium (12000 seats)

This could be another exciting clash at Al Najaf Stadium in the Iraqi League. Al Najaf is in 7th position and receive Naft Al-Janoob in 5th place. Read all about the fixture here!

Insights:
  • Naft Al-Janoob have the most conceded goals in the second half (4) in Iraqi League

Both sides have had ample time to rest since their previous match. Let's look for an enthusiastic fixture!

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Al Najaf form and stats

Only two Iraqi League home games for Al Najaf so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

Najaf are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 297 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Ahmad Lefta Koni). Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 208 minutes.

Najaf drew their last game, 0-0 away at Erbil (placed 14th).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Al Kahrabaa.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Al Najaf at home in the league. 3 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Naft Al-Janoob form and stats

Four points from two away games for Naft Al-Janoob, meaning one draw and one victory in the Iraqi League so far.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Iraqi League home defeat versus Al Shorta with 1-3 on the scoreboard.

A 0-0 draw at Baghdad's stadium before that.

2 goals so far away for Naft Al-Janoob, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Al Najaf-Naft Al-Janoob H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Najaf two wins, Naft Al-Janoob four wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Al Najaf missing players

Naft Al-Janoob missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Najaf Naft Al-Janoob
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 2 4
0 0 0 Won W 0 1 2
2 1 0 Drew D 1 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 2 6
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 5
33% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 75%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 75%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 75%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 75%
67% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 25%
100% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Naft Al-Janoob have the most conceded goals in the second half (4) in Iraqi League
Al Najaf Last season Naft Al-Janoob
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
21 10   Won W   3 10
11 7   Drew D   9 14
6 2   Lost L   7 14
46 23   Scored S   16 35
26 13   Conceded C   24 45
87% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   84% 87%
58% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 61%
29% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   32% 37%
8% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 13%
3% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 11%
37% 42%   BTTS BTTS   58% 53%
50% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 26%
26% 26%   Failed to Score F T   37% 34%
 
3.8 4.2   Corners for (avg) C F   5.8 4.8
4.9 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 3.7
1.8 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 2.2
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
7.8 9.3   Shots (avg) S (   6.5 6
3 3.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1.8 2.2
39% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   45% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Naft Al-Wasat 4 4 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 12
2 Al Shorta 4 3 1 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 5 10
3 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 3 3 0 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 9
4 Zakho 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 7
5 Naft Al-Janoob 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 7
6 Al Zawra'a 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
7 Al Najaf 4 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 5
8 Al Kahrabaa 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 4
9 Al Talaba 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
10 Baghdad 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 4
11 Naft Maysan 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 4
12 Al Sinaah 4 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 1 4 -2 4
13 Naft 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
14 Erbil 4 0 3 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 -1 3
15 Al Karkh 4 0 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 -2 2
16 Al Diwaniya 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
17 Newroz SC 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 1
18 Al Minaa Basra 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -4 1
19 Al-Qasim 3 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 1
20 Samaraa 3 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 38 25 8 5 68 29 19 14 3 2 44 19 19 11 5 3 24 10 39 83
2 Al Zawra'a 38 20 15 3 46 19 19 10 7 2 25 10 19 10 8 1 21 9 27 75
3 Al Najaf 38 21 11 6 46 26 19 10 7 2 23 13 19 11 4 4 23 13 20 74
4 Al Shorta 38 20 12 6 60 27 19 11 7 1 35 11 19 9 5 5 25 16 33 72
5 Naft Al-Wasat 38 16 15 7 46 31 19 8 6 5 22 15 19 8 9 2 24 16 15 63
6 Naft 38 12 17 9 36 34 19 5 10 4 19 18 19 7 7 5 17 16 2 53
7 Baghdad 38 13 11 14 30 32 19 5 7 7 14 15 19 8 4 7 16 17 -2 50
8 Al Minaa Basra 38 12 13 13 45 44 19 9 5 5 25 17 19 3 8 8 20 27 1 49
9 Zakho 38 10 16 12 35 40 19 6 8 5 18 18 19 4 8 7 17 22 -5 46
10 Al Karkh 38 11 12 15 35 40 19 7 5 7 19 21 19 4 7 8 16 19 -5 45
11 Erbil 38 10 14 14 39 41 19 6 7 6 25 18 19 4 7 8 14 23 -2 44
12 Naft Al-Janoob 38 10 14 14 35 45 19 7 5 7 19 21 19 3 9 7 16 24 -10 44
13 Naft Maysan 38 9 16 13 38 48 19 3 8 8 17 26 19 6 8 5 21 22 -10 43
14 Al Kahrabaa 38 8 17 13 36 39 19 5 7 7 16 18 19 3 10 6 20 21 -3 41
15 Al-Qasim 38 9 14 15 39 50 19 6 6 7 23 25 19 3 8 8 16 25 -11 41
16 Al Diwaniya 38 7 20 11 22 36 19 5 11 3 12 10 19 2 9 8 10 26 -14 41
17 Al Talaba 38 8 15 15 36 47 19 4 7 8 19 23 19 4 8 7 17 24 -11 39
18 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 38 7 16 15 27 39 19 6 10 3 14 12 19 1 6 12 13 27 -12 37
19 Al Hudod 38 4 19 15 32 48 19 1 10 8 17 26 19 3 9 7 15 22 -16 31
20 Al Simawa 38 5 11 22 22 58 19 4 7 8 12 19 19 1 4 14 10 39 -36 26

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Naft Al-Wasat 4 4 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 12
2 Al Shorta 4 3 1 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 5 10
3 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 3 3 0 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 9
4 Zakho 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 7
5 Naft Al-Janoob 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 7
6 Al Zawra'a 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
7 Al Najaf 4 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 5
8 Al Kahrabaa 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 4
9 Al Talaba 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
10 Baghdad 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 4
11 Naft Maysan 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 4
12 Al Sinaah 4 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 1 4 -2 4
13 Naft 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
14 Erbil 4 0 3 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 -1 3
15 Al Karkh 4 0 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 -2 2
16 Al Diwaniya 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
17 Newroz SC 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 1
18 Al Minaa Basra 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -4 1
19 Al-Qasim 3 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 1
20 Samaraa 3 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 -4 0

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